positive for youth a new approach to cross-government policy for young people aged 13 to 19
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Positive for Youth
A new approach to cross-government policy for young people aged 13 to 19
www.education.gov.uk/positiveforyouth
Positive for Youth is a new approach to cross- government policy for young people aged 13-19
The first coalition government statement on young people
A single vision across policies of at least 9 departments
Supporting success not just preventing failure
Puts young people in the driving seat to inform decisions, shape provision and inspect quality
Supports parents, families and communities
Promotes local leadership and greater partnership
It has been co-produced with young people and youth professionals through an innovative collaborative process
Positive for Youth summit
Extensive consultation
Scrutiny before publication
March 2011
300 people
8 Departments
Co-produced discussion notes
20 discussion papers
Overarching narrative
200 responses
Youth-led event
Cross sector workshop
Ministerial advisory groups
Young people
Voluntary sector
LA sector
Business
It sets out a vision for a society that is positive for young people
With their parents, carers and families
With their community
With additional early help when it is needed
Supportive relationships
Strongambitions
Good opportunities
To succeed in learning and work
To live safe and healthy lives
To be active in society
In education
For personal and social development
To have their voice heard
All young people will have
The Government has set out extensive reforms to improve education and raise participation…
Reforming schools to increase attainment at 16– Increasing freedom for schools, addressing poor behaviour and attendance, reviewing the curriculum,
providing additional support to disadvantaged students through the Pupil Premium, increasing accountability including for careers advice
Supporting young people to participate and achieve post-16
– Committed to Raising the Participation Age to 17 in 2013 and 18 in 2015 so that all young people are engaged in education or training
– Increasing Apprenticeships and reforming vocational education through new 16-19 programmes of study
– Participation strategy: Building Engagement, Building Futures available at www.education.gov.uk/16to19/participation
Youth Contract
– 160,000 subsidised jobs and 250,000 work experience places for unemployed 18-24 year olds
– New programme to support participation of the most disengaged 16-17 year olds
…as well as health reforms and many other policies to improve outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged and vulnerable young people
Health and Wellbeing Boards
LA responsibility for public health
New public health outcomes framework
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
Health and Wellbeing Strategy to inform commissioning
Youth voice through local Healthwatch organisations
Health reforms
Mental health strategy
Support for parents and families
Improving safeguarding
Extra support for children in care and renewed focus on adoption
Support for young carers
Reducing homelessness
Reducing violence, gangs, crime and ASB
Reforming the criminal justice system for young people
Other policies
But the Positive for Youth vision is not just about the role of government – everyone has a role to play
Young people
Parents, carers and families
Other adults
The media
Businesses
Teachers
Youth workers
Other professionals
Local authorities
Other commissioners
Government
And while education is key; young people’s experience outside education is also crucial
Services must take them into account more
Government funds support to all parents; resources LAs to offer targeted support; and is funding new work with the most troubled families
Families have primary influence and responsibility
for YP
Young people benefit from positive role models and relationships with peers and adults they trust
Government is empowering communities through the Localism Act and reforming CRBs
Communities also help YP form and pursue their
ambitions
Services for young people, including youth work, have a key role, particularly for the most disadvantaged young people
supporting young people’s personal and social development – which includes developing important skills and qualities needed for life, learning, and work
making sure all young people are able to participate and achieve in education or training
raising young people’s aspirations and thereby reducing teenage pregnancy, substance misuse and crime
Key principles define a good local system
for publicly funded services with a stronger focus on results
A positive place for YP
Support for families
Community responsibility
Integration
Effective early help
Open markets
Innovative VCSOs able to demonstrate impact and secure diverse income
with recognition and celebration of their achievements
for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable young people
across commissioners, sectors, and professions
to engage young people and sustain provision
while respecting and nurturing YP’s independence
LAs have an important strategic role
Working with young people and other local partners to:
Assess local needs
Listen to the voice of young people
Support families and communities to support their young people
Consider where public funding is most needed
Consider which providers are best placed to deliver publicly funded services, supporting growth in the voluntary sector
Publicise the overall local offer of all available services
Review and improve provision
Government is facilitating local reform…
Empowering young people
Brokering business engagement
£850,000 to the British Youth Council in 2011-2013 to enable young people to inspect and report on local services and ‘youth proof’ government policy
Funding sector-led improvement
£320,000 to April 2013 to a consortium led by Business in the Community to improve business brokerage
£780,000 in 2011-13 to the Local Government Association – including for a small number of ‘youth innovation zones’ to test radical new system-wide approaches
Funding to Catalyst as strategic partner for voluntary sector
Clarifying LAs’ duty Consultation in early 2012 on revised statutory guidance on
Section 507B of Education and Inspections Act 2006
…alongside ongoing investment in a range of innovative projects
Myplace
National Citizen Service
Government investment to complete 63 youth centres Hubs for a wide range of services in disadvantaged areas New national approach to exploiting their potential
A programme for 16 year olds from all backgrounds offering a demanding personal and social development experience and opportunity for social action in their communities
Expanding to offer 30,000 places to young people in 2012 and 90,000 in 2014
VCS Grant Funding £31.4m over the two years 2011-13 to 18 innovative voluntary
organisations to pioneer and evaluate innovative approaches to early help for young people
What this means for young people
A stronger voice
Early help to succeed
New opportunities
A more positive place in society
Greater recognition of their right to have their voice heard A mandate to influence local decisions Representatives at national level advising Government
Better schools, higher standards, support to participate in learning and work
A vision for reform to help local areas improve their out-of-school services, including youth work
Myplace youth centres as hubs for a wide range of activities National Citizen Service for 16 year olds as opportunity for
personal and social development and social action
Challenge to young people to play their part Challenge to society to recognise young people’s positive
contribution and achievements
What this means for local authorities
Services for young people support key
outcomes
Young people must have a voice
Responsibility to improve
YP may need more help than family or community can provide Personal and social development key to other outcomes, early
intervention needed to prevent harm & support success
YP have a role in defining need, shaping provision, and auditing quality
Support to LAs to identify most suitable local arrangements Local Healthwatch to give young people a voice in health
Sector-led support offer funded by Government Youth innovation zones to disseminate learning from
innovative areas
New guidance to clarify expectations
Shift in emphasis from just positive activities to wide range of services that can improve wellbeing
Clear expectations on commissioning process
What this means for voluntary organisations
Recognition of role in lives of YP
A stronger voice
More open public services
Opportunities for innovation and growth
Many have expertise to engage young people, including the most vulnerable, and impact their life chances
Often work independent of public funding
DfE strategic partner, Catalyst, a consortium led by the National Council for Voluntary Youth Organisations
Youth Action Group of nine Ministers and key VCS CEOs
Right to bid to take over the running of local council services Revised statutory guidance on service for young people to
make clear expectation that LAs seek to grow role of VCSOs
Clarity on outcomes and standards of evidence Brokering greater support from business, and improving
access to social finance Opportunities through Myplace and National Citizen Service
What this means for business
Business case for supporting youth
organisations
Opportunities for engagement
Personal and social development key to success in education, employability and other outcomes – services such as youth work support this development
Benefits of long term partnership to employees and business
Funding to consortium led by Business in the Community to broker more relationships with VCS youth projects
Opportunities through Myplace and National Citizen Service
A responsibility to help YP play positive role in
society
employers and employees can inspire and motivate young people to realise their potential
business can promote positive images of young people
Government is tackling youth unemployment
£1bn Youth Contract to engage 16-17s in education or training and 410,000 18-24s in subsidised jobs or work experience
Improving apprenticeships, work experience, and vocational education
What next?
A new national set of positive measures of young people’s outcomes
– LAs free to define their own progress and success measures
Ongoing collaboration and scrutiny
– New national youth scrutiny group and youth select committee
– Youth Action Group
– Ongoing debate and collaboration with stakeholders
Commitment to a ‘One year On’ audit of progress
– Latest data, policy developments, good practice, programme impact
Further information and downloads are on the web at www.education.gov.uk/positiveforyouth
The full statement and an executive summary
What Positive for Youth means for
– Young people
– Local authorities
– Voluntary and community organisations
– Businesses
About the Positive for Youth collaboration
– Summary of consultation responses and list or respondents
– How young people have been involved